What is the Least Common Multiple of 77921 and 77938?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 77921 and 77938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77921 and 77938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77921,77938) = 1
LCM(77921,77938) = ( 77921 × 77938) / 1
LCM(77921,77938) = 6073006898 / 1
LCM(77921,77938) = 6073006898

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77921 and 77938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77921 and 77938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77921 and 77938.

Prime Factorization of 77921

Prime Factorization of 77938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77921 and 77938.

LCM(77921,77938) = 67¹ × 1163¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 293¹
LCM(77921,77938) = 6073006898